[rollo tomasi]

"...we must make sure Godly institutions that praise men do it righteously."

Let me add, which is why the hierarchy of the American RCC turns me off. Honoring corrupt men of power while getting pissed on makes for a weak Church. The autonomy of American Catholic dioceses needs to be reigned in big time. RCC'rs have full fledged approval to vote for leaders like Kennedy, who through his actions, used the Church as a urinal instituted by his policies and presumably "generous donations" in order to establish Spiritual "credibility".

It starts with Churches comprised of strong convictions who show tough love that educates and lead. All we get here is corruption due to a weak Church, ignoring the bad while praising dependency of social justice through a noxious earthly bureaucracy.

And deathbed confession usually leak out. Read multiple examples and indeed if Kennedy had actually repented will be with Christ. Question, as a leader with great influence, should one make his repentance of policies that were at war with God public? Any proper Priest would urge him to do so as part of the repentance process (Even on his/hers deathbed through some type of correspondence), being a law maker and all.

[AliVeritas]

Excellent point.

[netmilsmom]

>>And deathbed confession usually leak out<<

I see you’re making this up as you go along.

You may have “grown up Catholic” but you are clueless about the Catholic church.

Ted Kennedy owed you nothing. His immortal soul’s place is between him and God. You are being just a bit egotistical to think that YOU know Kennedy’s heart.

[maryz]

And deathbed confession usually leak out.

[maryz]

And deathbed confession usually leak out.

LOL! "Usually"? How could you possibly know that?